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Women’s History-Makers

Throughout March, as we’ve celebrated Women’s History Month, we’ve remembered the women whose dedication, bravery, and…

Powering Clinics in Tanzania

What happens when you give 30 healthcare centers a little power?

Solar Suitcases Save Babies’ Lives

With just a little electricity, our grantees are taking matters of the heart into their own hands.

Merritt Eby Gates works with WE CARE Solar in rural Malawi, ensuring that Solar Suitcases are charged to do more than just turn the lights on…

Announcing an emergency grant in Nepal

As Nepal’s death toll rises, so do the number of women who are giving birth in extremely difficult circumstances.

UNFPA estimates that at least 126,000 pregnant women are among the survivors of last week’s earthquake and with health systems shut off, as many as…

16 New Midwives to Enrich The Lives of Mothers, Babies & Families in Haiti

On March 23, EMC & Midwives for Haiti celebrated the graduation of 16 new midwifery students, who together, will go on to skillfully deliver thousands of babies in Haiti.

Seeing Tanzania Through An Obstetrician’s Eyes

Heidi Flagg, MD, shares her experience running and traveling with Team EMC in Tanzania.

Heidi Flagg, MD is an Obstetrician/Gynecologist in New York City, Cofounder of Spring Street OB/GYN and attending physician at NYU…

Part two: My Trip to Africa with Every Mother Counts

Part two: EMC’s Kristen Kirkland reflects on her trip to Tanzania to improve maternal health.

Kristen Kirkland is Every Mother Counts’ Running Program Director and Human Resources Director. She and a group of 25…